Rivers of Turkey

The Euphrates ( ; see below) is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of West Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia (). Originating in Turkey, the Euphrates flows through Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris in the Shatt al-Arab in Iraq, which empties into the Persian Gulf.

thumb|Mosul, on the bank of the Tigris, 1861

river in South Caucasus

river located in and along the countries of Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran

river in Turkey, tributary of the Black Sea

thumb|290px|right|Map of the river

river in Western Asia

river in Turkey

river in Turkey

The Khabur River is the largest perennial tributary to the Euphrates in Syria. Although the Khabur originates in Turkey, the karstic springs around Ras al-Ayn are the river's main source of water. Several important wadis join the Khabur north of Al-Hasakah, together creating what is known as the Khabur Triangle, or Upper Khabur area. From north to south, annual rainfall in the Khabur basin decreases from over 400 mm to less than 200 mm. This has made the river a vital water source for agriculture throughout history. The Khabur joins the Euphrates near the town of Busayrah.

river in Kurdistan (Iraq and Turkey)

river in Armenia and Turkey

Asopus or Asopos (; ) is the name of four different rivers in Greece and one in Turkey. In Greek mythology, it was also the name of the gods of those rivers. Zeus carried off Aegina, Asopus' daughter, and Sisyphus, who had witnessed the act, told Asopus that he could reveal the identity of the person who had abducted Aegina, but in return Asopus would have to provide a perennial fountain of water at Corinth, Sisyphus' city. Accordingly, Asopus produced a fountain at Corinth, and pursued Zeus, but had to retreat for fear of Zeus' terrible thunderbolt.

river in Bulgaria and Greece

The Chorokh () ( ''Ch'orokhi'' is a river that rises in the Mescit Mountains in north-eastern Turkey, flows through the cities of Bayburt, İspir, Yusufeli, and Artvin, along the Kelkit-Çoruh Fault, before flowing into Georgia, where it reaches the Black Sea just south of Batumi and a few kilometers north of the Turkey-Georgia border.

The Tundzha ( ; ; Tonsus in antiquity) is a river in southeastern Bulgaria and northwesternmost Turkey, a left tributary of the Maritsa. With a length of 390 km, of which 350 km are in Bulgaria, it is Maritsa's longest tributary, though in terms of discharge it is second after the Arda. Tundzha Glacier on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Tundzha River.

river in Turkey

river in Turkey

river in Turkey

river in Erzurum, western Turkey

river in Adana, south-central Turkey

The Göksu River (), known in antiquity as the Calycadnus and in the Middle Ages as the Saleph, is a river on the Taşeli Plateau in southern Turkey. Its two sources arise in the Taurus Mountains—the northern in the Geyik Mountains and the southern in the Haydar Mountains—and meet south of Mut. The combined stream then flows south to the Göksu Delta in the Mediterranean Sea near Silifke.

river in Bulgaria

river in İzmir, western Turkey

river

river in Turkey and in Bulgaria

300px|thumb|Pactolus river The Pactolus (), also called Chrysorrhoas (Χρυσορρόας), the modern Sart Çayı or "", is a river near the Aegean coast of Turkey. The river rises from Mount Tmolus, flows through the ruins of the ancient city of Sardis, and empties into the Gediz River, the ancient Hermus.

tributary of the Tigris

river in Turkey

river in Antalya, southwestern Turkey

river in Erzincan, eastern Turkey

Aegospotami (, Aigos Potamoi) or Aegospotamos (i.e. Goat Streams) is the ancient Greek name for a small river or rivers issuing into the Hellespont (Modern Turkish Çanakkale Boğazı), northeast of Sestos.

river in Çanakkale, northwestern Turkey

river in Mersin, south-central Turkey

river in Gaziantep, south-central Turkey

The Queiq (Modern Standard Arabic: , Quwayq, ; northern Syrian Arabic: ʾWēʾ, ), is an endorheic river and wadi of the Aleppo Governorate, Syria and Turkey. It is a -long river that rises from the Taurus Mountains, flowing parallel to the Euphrates through the Aintab Plateau, along the western rim of the Matah Depression, and running through the northern Syrian city of Aleppo before pouring into the plains and swamps south of the city.

Ergene (; ; Eryinis, , Agriánēs) is a major left tributary of the Maritsa (Meriç) river, flowing entirely in the East Thrace region of Turkey.

river in Batman, southeastern Turkey

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river in Çanakkale, northwestern Turkey

river in Ankara, west-central Turkey

river in Erzincan, eastern Turkey

The Machakhelistsqali or Machakhlitskali (, Mač’axelisc’q’ali; ) is a river that flows from the Artvin Province in Turkey to Adjara autonomous republic of Georgia. It's a right tributary of the Çoruh (Chorokhi).

river in Mardin, southeastern Turkey

river in Balıkesir, northwestern Turkey

Bakırçay (, ) is a river in Turkey. It rises in the Gölcük Dağları mountains and debouches into the Gulf of Çandarlı.

river in Antalya, southwestern Turkey

river in Mersin province, Turkey

river in Çankırı, north-central Turkey

river in Siirt, southeastern Turkey

river in Turkey

river in Adana, south-central Turkey

river in Turkey, the ancient Parthenios

river in Turkey

ancient Phrygian river

river in Kastamonu, north-central Turkey

river in Turkey

river in Trabzon, northeastern Turkey

river in Turkey

ancient river of Smyrna, now in Izmir, Turkey